But Gov. Chris Christie did not seem too impressed with the publication's characterization.

As he strolled the boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach on Friday, the second leg of a Labor Day weekend kickoff at the Jersey Shore, he answered a reporter's question about what he made of such a distinction.

"I think that's kind of a broad generalization, it's not the most dangerous county to live in," Christie admonished. "They were talking about one specific area."

Wearing a "Goofy" hat, Thomas Adames from Sparta, NJ, greets New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on the Seaside Heights, NJ, boardwalk Friday morning, August 29, 2014. With the start of the final summer weekend underway, the Governor also visited the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk. (Photo: THOMAS P. COSTELLO / Gannett)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is interviewed on the Seaside Heights, NJ, boardwalk Friday morning, August 29, 2014. With the start of the final summer weekend underway, the Governor also visited the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk. (Photo: THOMAS P. COSTELLO / Gannett)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie shares some hugs on the Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, boardwalk Friday morning, August 29, 2014. With the start of the final summer weekend underway, the Governor also visited the meets people on the Seaside Heights, NJ, boardwalk. (Photo: THOMAS P. COSTELLO / Gannett)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie helps Andrea Fasciano, Basking Ridge, out of a beach chair on the Seaside Heights, NJ, boardwalk Friday morning, August 29, 2014. With the start of the final summer weekend underway, the Governor also visited the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk. (Photo: THOMAS P. COSTELLO / Gannett)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie shares a high five with Jenkinson's Aquarium mascot "perky" on the Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, boardwalk Friday morning, August 29, 2014. With the start of the final summer weekend underway, the Governor also visited the Seaside Heights, NJ, boardwalk. (Photo: THOMAS P. COSTELLO / Gannett)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie meets people on the Seaside Heights, NJ, boardwalk Friday morning, August 29, 2014. With the start of the final summer weekend underway, the Governor also visited the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk. (Photo: THOMAS P. COSTELLO / Gannett)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie meets people on the Seaside Heights, NJ, boardwalk Friday morning, August 29, 2014. With the start of the final summer weekend underway, the Governor also visited the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk. (Photo: THOMAS P. COSTELLO /Gannett)

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The magazine cited data from the storm events database of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Ocean County was considered the most dangerous. Time listed five other New Jersey counties as among the top 15 most dangerous to live in the nation — in terms of the potential for destructive weather. The safest place in America with regard to Mother Nature, statistically speaking? Sweet Grass County, Montana, according to Time.

Christie said his administration has and is taking steps to make Ocean County a safer place to live after superstorm Sandy demonstrated how vulnerable its coastal communities were to a storm of that magnitude.

"But, I don't know," Christie said, with one of his trademark quips about to come, gazing out at the packed beachfront Friday afternoon. "I look out there and it doesn't look that dangerous to me."

Christie made two stops in Ocean County on Friday. He walked the boardwalk in Seaside Heights for several blocks in the morning, surrounded by a heavy police presence, which kept the crowd of supporters and well-wishers from overwhelming the governor.

There was one incident in which a heckler, a public school teacher from Jersey City who was vacationing at the Shore, started yelling at the governor over his decision not to fund public employee pension system.

Seaside Heights Police Chief Tommy Boyd diffused the situation. He politely took the man aside, who declined to identify himself and said he understood his position, but asked him to show some respect, particularly with so many young children around.

"I might not have a pension when I retire," the man told a reporter later. "He's changing the rules in the middle of the game. You can't change the rules in the middle of the game. … I think he should bring a gasoline tax."

"The guy was a gentleman, I spoke to him," Boyd said. "I just don't want any yelling around children."

Darlene Morgan, 36, of Wildwood was more interested in what Christie was going to do to help Seaside Heights keep the iconic Casino Pier carousel, which is in danger of being sold due to a continued sluggish economy.

"Someone should ask him if there's anything he can do about it," Morgan pleaded. "To me, it's so hard to explain what it means to me. It's something so beautiful."